01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC037082
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 62
- Postcode
- ZE1 0WQ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Shetland Arts is a multi-artform, multi venue, arts development agency with responsibility for delivery across Shetland. We own and run Bonhoga, a craft centre, café and retail space. Mareel, an arts centre with an auditorium, cinema screens, educations spaces, recording studio and film production facilities and retail space. we run the Garrison Theatre. and own artists workspace and accommodation. Our vision is for a creative, connected Shetland that values art and culture and the transformative impact it has. a Shetland that nurtures its own creative talents whilst celebrating all cultures and lifestyles. a Shetland where no one feels isolated and where art and culture is core to ensuring the economic and social wellbeing of all its residents. Our mission is to ensure everyone in Shetland can thrive and live well. We are an impact organisation. Our motivation is the change we see in our communities and the individual stories of our audiences, participants and practitioners.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The objects of SADA shall be: (i) To advance the education of the public in Shetland in the Arts, in particular the Arts of Dance, Drama, Theatre, Film, Literature, Music, Crafts, Visual Arts and any new form of Media. (ii) To advance Arts and Culture for the benefit of the public in Shetland. (iii) To advance Citizenship and Community Development for the benefit of the public in Shetland.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £2,701,181 | £3,235,526 | 62 | 29 June 2026 |
| 31 March 2025 | £2,870,968 | £3,067,976 | 62 | 16 September 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £2,658,715 | £3,034,165 | 62 | 15 July 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £2,659,637 | £3,212,687 | 62 | 5 September 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £2,441,249 | £2,969,451 | 62 | 6 July 2022 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- Mareel, Lerwick, Shetland
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.shetlandarts.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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